Salmon fishing: proposed river gradings for 2024 season
Seeking your views on the proposed river gradings for the 2024 salmon fishing season.
River gradings: Loch Roag to Ruel
The River Ness, assessed at a grade 1, is awarded grade 2 status to reflect the lower grading of the Grade 2 River Moriston SAC in the catchment.
There is no individual river data held for 8 districts. These remain Grade 3 for 2024.
District |
River Name |
Outflow point |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 - Proposed |
Change |
|
Loch Roag |
Caslabhat and Tamanabhaigh - Abhainn Caslabhat |
NB 0354 3136 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
Caslabhat and Tamanabhaigh - Abhainn Tamanabhaigh |
NB 0404 2014 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
Forsa River (Lewis) |
NB 0533 3260 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
Langavat SAC |
NB 2155 2968 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
Loch Morsgail system |
NB 1387 2427 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
Mhor a' Ghlinne Ruaidh and Geisiada - Abhainn Mhor a' Ghlinne Ruaidh |
NB 1017 3255 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
Mhor a' Ghlinne Ruaidh and Geisiada - Loch Geisiadar system |
NB 1131 3221 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
River Barvas |
NB 3404 5079 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
No change |
|
Loch Roag |
River Blackwater (Lewis) |
NB 2339 3140 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Increase |
|
Loch Roag |
River Carloway |
NB 2021 4245 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Lochy |
River Lochy |
NN 1089 7477 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Lochy |
River Nevis |
NN 1087 7466 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Lossie |
River Lossie |
NJ 2384 7072 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Luce |
Water of Luce |
NX 1955 5563 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Lussa |
Lussa River (Mull) |
NM 6895 3085 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Moidart |
River Moidart |
NM 7078 7242 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Morar |
River Morar |
NM 6755 9247 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
No change |
|
Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist) |
Abhainn Eig |
NF 7716 7376 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
No change |
|
Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist) |
Horisary River |
NF 7611 6761 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist) |
North Uist Lochs - Loch Grogary system |
NF 7088 7204 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist) |
North Uist Lochs - Loch nan Geireann system |
NF 8438 7363 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist) |
North Uist Lochs - Loch Sgealtair system |
NF 9065 6840 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Nairn |
River Nairn |
NH 8886 5710 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Naver and Borgie |
River Borgie SAC |
NC 6839 6227 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Naver and Borgie |
River Naver SAC |
NC 7100 6017 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Nell |
River Euchar |
NM 8244 2218 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Nell |
River Nell |
NM 8750 2471 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Ness |
River Moriston SAC |
NH 4298 1622 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
No change |
|
Ness |
River Ness (excluding the Moriston) |
NH 6599 4700 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
No change |
|
Nith |
River Nith |
NX 9945 6610 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
North Esk |
River North Esk |
NO 7394 6251 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
No change |
|
Orkney Islands |
No individual river data held |
|
No data |
No data |
No data |
No data |
No data |
No data |
No change |
|
Ormsary |
Barr Water |
NR 6610 3576 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Pennygowan |
Aros River |
NM 5585 4474 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Pennygowan |
River Forsa (Mull) |
NM 6000 4331 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Resort |
North Harris SAC - Abhainn Mhor Ceann Reasort |
NB 1060 1720 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Resort |
North Harris SAC - Loch a' Ghlinne system |
NB 0181 1355 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
|
Ruel |
River Ruel |
NS 0112 8100 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
No change |
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